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Table 2 Comparing the prevalence of small for gestational age among preterm, full term and all infants using the STOPPAM and the Intergrowth-21 references

From: The choice of reference chart affects the strength of the association between malaria in pregnancy and small for gestational age: an individual participant data meta-analysis comparing the Intergrowth-21 with a Tanzanian birthweight chart

Preterm (N = 616)

Full term infants (N = 5,620)

All infants (N = 6,236)

SGAIG21

SGASTOPPAM, n (%)

SGASTOPPAM, n (%)

SGASTOPPAM, n (%)

Yes

No

Total

Yes

No

Total

Yes

No

Total

Yes

43 (7.0)

0 (0.0)

43 (7.0)

745 (13.3)

336 (6.0)

1,081 (19.3)

788 (12.6)

336 (5.4)

1,124 (18.0)

No

52 (8.4)

521 (84,6)

573 (93.0)

47 (0.8)

4,492 (79.9)

4,539 (80.7)

99 (1.6)

5,013 (80.4)

5,112 (82.0)

Total

95 (15.4)

521 (84.6)

616 (100)

792 (14.1)

4,828 (85.9)

5,620 (100)

887 (14.2)

5,349 (85.8)

6,236 (100)

  1. SGASTOPPAM: small for gestational age (SGA) using STOPPAM reference, SGAIG21: SGA using intergrowth-21 reference, Preterm: gestational age (GA) < 37 weeks, Full term: GA ≥ 37 weeks